Haggai 2:17
"'I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not turn to Me,' says the LORD." Isaiah 28:12 "Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, Like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, Who will bring them down to the earth with His hand."

Extreme Weather

Katrina, December 26th 2005 tsunami kills over 320,000. Record setting storms. Does it matter if it's man made or a natural cycle? The destruction is still the same.

Joel 3:2 "I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there. On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land.
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Nations Turn Against Israel

Every nation that turns against Israel will regret it. Every nation that blesses Israel is blessed.

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Matthew 24:32 - 34 "Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near - at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place."

Blossoming of the Fig Tree

People born in 1948 will still be alive to watch the blossoming of the fig tree. The return of Jesus Christ to harvest his people. The Bible defines a generation by 3 different intervals. 40 years (A common generation), 70 years (A royal generation) and 100 (The pre-flood life span) Many of my Jewish friends have parents and grandparents that live to their late 90's. So the battle of Ezekiel and what I believe is the true beginning of the pre-tribulation period could possibly happen around 2018. Passover 2015 takes place during a full lunar eclipse. Genesis 1:14 "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; be for signs, and for seasons." Seasons also means religious festivals and in the past when Jewish festivals coincided with back to back Eclipses many powerful things have happened. In 1492 (the Spanish Inquisition), 1948 (Statehood for Israel), and 1967 (the Six-Day War).
Using the 100 year generation: 2048, and ironically that is when experts say our oceans will become barren of fish!